Means for stripping wall-paper.



F. B. JACKSON. MEANS FOR STRIPPING WALL PAPER. APYLIOATION FILED SEPT. 25, .1909.

989,608,. Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

APPLIGATION I'I LED SEPT. 25, 1909.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

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MEANS FOR STBIPPING WALK-PAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patentedflhpr. 1%, filllllltt- Application filed September 25, 1909. Serial No. 519,556.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, FRANKLIN 1%. [Lionsox, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Means for Stripping VVall- Paper; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same.

My invention relates to means for stripping Wall paper from the Walls of rooms by the aid of steam, and has for its object the production of a device of this nature which will be simple in construction, certain in action, comparatively cheap to manufacture, and cleanly and sanitary in use.

To these ends the 1nvent1on consists in the novel combinations of parts and details of construction, more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like numerals refer to like parts in all the vie\vs:l igure 1, is an elevational' View of the device ready for usegl ig. 2, a sectional view of the apparatus for generating steam; Fig. 3, a sectional view of the applicator; Fig. 4a, a rear elevational view'of the same; Fig. 5, a detailed sectional view of the perforations in the front wall of the applicator showing how the burs condense the steam; and, Figs. 6 and 7 are detailed views representing modifications. v

1 represents any suitable steam generator, in this instance a boiler provided with a concave bottom 2 heated by a flame from a suitable nozzle 3, fed by the pipe 4 and leading from the tank 5, containing gasolene or .with the applicator 17 provided with-the handle 18' and afront plate 19 having suitable perforations 20. The nipple Ifiprefrably carries any suitable valve 21* resting against the seat 22, and the spring'28, maybe provided for said valve, if desired;

24 represents any suitable deflecting'plate adapted to scatter thesteam entering through the nipple 16, and cause the same to be evenly distributed through the perforations 20.

25 represents the Wall paper which it is desired to strip from the Wall 26:

The perforations 20 are preferably :tormed by punching the metal of the plate 19 outwardly, as illustrated inFig. 3, and thereby forming ragged rough burs 2?, on which the steam condenses; and forms minute drops of Water 28, as illustrated in Fig; 5;

The operation of the device so far as now disclosed, is as follows: The flame being lighted at the burner 3', steam is generated in the boiler 1, and upon its reaching an abnormal pressure, will blow off at thesa'fty valve 12. The steam generated passes upward through the pipe 1%), hose 15, nipple 16, and normally keeps the valve 21 seat-ed. The operator seizes the applicator. 17 by the handle 18, preferably in his left hand,

hereupon he presses the same against the wall paper, as shown in Figs. l and 3., WlllCll.

:u'nseats the valve 21' and allows the steam to be distributed in the applicator and through the numerous perforations 20 in its front Wall 19. The burs 2? at this stage contact With the wall paper 25, as best shown in Fig. 5, and the numerous drops of Water 28 that form thereon are absorbed by the Wall paper through capillary attraction, thus softening the glue, and rendering the paper easy to be stripped from the wall. The steam pressing through the orifices 20 also forces the drops 28 through the paper, and thereby greatly aids in securing a complete softening of the glue, and consequently a speedy stripping of. the paper from the Wall. The numerous perforations 20 are so closely distributed throughout the plate 19, that the moisture is delivered to the paper in so many places it can readily soften all the glue in a very short space of time, thereby leavin substantially'no hard patches or undissolve portions of glue to be dealt with a second time. The steam after contacting with the paper 25 is either immediately absorbed thereby, or escapes into the room, and therefore; leaves no'slop or dirt behind. In fact, after the aper has been treated as above described it is readily scra ed off by a suitable tool carried in the right hand of the operator, and leaves the wall in a perfectly clean and sanitary condition, there being no dfist or dirt accompanying the operation at a I have found by actual trial that instead of placing the. burs 10 on the outside of the plate 19, they may be placed on the inside, as shown in Fig. 7 in which case the water will condense in drops onthe inside of the applicator 17 and will be forced through the perforations 20 and into the paper by the,

I outgoing steam, as will -be readily understood. But I prefer the form shown in Fig.

' 3. Also a suitable fabric, such as wire cloth or other fabric, may be placed on the inside of the plate 19 of the applicator, as illustrated in Fig. 6 and the burs 27 maybe omitted from the perforations 31 there shown. condense in the meshes of the fabric 30, and be blown through the )erforations 31 by the outgoing steam, as will be clear from an inspection of the drawings.

Since it is evident that those skilled in the art may varythe details of my invention Without departing from the spirit thereof,'I do not Wish to be limited to the exact structure shown, except as may be required by the claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a device for softening the glue on Wall paper the combination of a source of steam; an applicator connected therewith provided with'numerous perforations adapt- In this case the drops of water will 7 ed to contact with said wallpaper and havlng means for' condensmg salot, steam around said perforations;-and a valve for controlling said steam; substantially as described.

2; In a device .for'softening the glue on wall paper, the combination of a source of steam; an applicator connected therewith provided with numerousvperforations adapted to contact withsaid wall aper and having means for eondensingsai steam around 'said perforations; means carried by said apwall paper the combination .of a source of steam; an applicator connected therewith provided with numerous perforations hav mg burs to condense the steam said perforations being adapted to deliver. the condensed steam in close proximity to said wall paper; and an automatic valve for controlling said steam; substantially as described.

I11 testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN B. JACKSON. Witnesses:

ALEXANDER MUNcAs'rER. EMORY H. BOGLEY. 

